Trial set for Ubly man charged with home invasion

BAD AXE — An Ubly man stood mute in court on Monday regarding alleged home invasions during a four-month period in 2016.

Jasson Glenn Sharrard, 25, was charged with one count of home invasion-second degree stemming from several incidents believed to have happened in the village of Ubly last year.

It’s alleged that between August and Nov. 27, 2016, Sharrard entered the victim’s apartment several times and stole various amounts of clothing, according to police reports.

On Monday, Sharrard and his attorney, Andrew Lockard, appeared in Huron County Circuit Court for arraignment. Lockard stood mute to the charge on his client’s behalf.

Circuit Judge Gerald M. Prill ordered the case be set for a jury trial on May 23. The trial is anticipated to last one day. A final pretrial was scheduled for May 8. The plea cutoff date was set for May 18, but as of Monday, the prosecution has not offered the defendant a deal on the felony charge.

Bond was continued at $3,500, personal recognizance, but prior to adjourning, Huron County Prosecutor Timothy Rutkowski advised Prill that his office received a call from the Bad Axe Police Department who was notified by the victim that Sharrard was allegedly within 200 feet of the victim’s home — which would be a bond violation.

Lockard told Prill it was the first he heard of the incident.

“There’s no gray area to that,” Prill said of the bond conditions. “You need to follow the conditions of the bond.”